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The Pentagon and U.S. military officials in Europe are working with NATO members to ship more Patriot missile systems to Ukraine, and release more munitions that were briefly halted.

On Monday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth met with his German counterpart, Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius, and "discussed how to help set conditions for an end to the war in Ukraine and on terms that support an enduring peace," said Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell in a statement released today.

NATO said in a release it is now working on what it called "substantial military equipment packages," including air defense systems, missiles and ammunition. "This is Europe stepping up," said NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, noting commitments from Germany, Finland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Canada, with more expected to follow.

According to a U.S. official who requested anonymity to discuss specifics on the security assistance, the shipments include 30 Patriot missiles, 92 AIM missiles and 142 Hellfire missiles that can be used by F-16 warplanes already provided to Ukraine. Also included: nearly 9,000 Howitzer artillery rounds, as well as more than 250 GMLRS, a precision-guided rocket, meaning it has a high degree of accuracy. The weapons now moving in from Poland also include some 125 AT-4 grenade launchers and 25 Stinger missiles. Stinger missiles are shoulder-fired systems that operate as an infrared homing surface to air missile, key to striking Russian helicopters and drones.